Interactive medical diagnostics training system

Abstract

A medical diagnostics training system presents a sequence of interactive display images comprising a medical diagnostics case study (CS) to a student which includes challenges to which the student responds to qualify his / her competency in a diagnostics technique to be imparted by the case study (CS), collecting and processing the student responses to determine the competency in the diagnostics technique and providing a review of the response, and based thereon further providing directed feedback from a physician in the critical thinking in order to master the diagnostics technique where necessary. The system includes a computer processor for implementing system communication processes, interactive users interface processes, training workflow processes and medical diagnostics case study (CS) configuring processes and a database for receiving and storing data comprising the medical diagnostics case study (CS) and challenges, interactive display image data comprising and data comprising student responses to the challenges.

Description

BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION[0001]The present invention broadly relates to training of medical personnel and, more particularly relates to a computer-based interactive medical diagnostics training system pre-configurable to provide training to students to teach them to identify critical pathways for correctly diagnosing medical maladies via a user's interface presented by the system and student interactions are monitored to qualify his / her progress in learning / mastering the material and techniques and providing feedback based on the monitoring, which may include real-time feedback from physicians.[0002]Computer systems that provide medical or health-related information are known. Also, interactive computer systems that provide interactive training of medical personal for carrying out medical procedures are known.[0003]For example, U.S. Pat. No. 4,360,345 to Hon discloses a system and method a method of computerized instruction and testing to train individuals to perform predetermined...

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Benefits of technology

[0009]In one embodiment, the interactive medical diagnostics training system provides a medical diagnostics training system that presents a sequence of interactive display images comprising a medical diagnostics case study (CS), which may include simulations, to a student which includes challenges to which the student responds to qualify his / her competency in a diagnostics technique to be imparted by the case study (CS), collecting and processing the student responses to determine the competency in the technique and providing directed feedback from a physician in the technique where necessary to improve the student competency in the critical thinking necessary to master the diagnostics techniques to be imparted by a particular case study. The feedback may be from one or any number of physicians, and may be provided in real time in a session where the student is able to query the physician to better define the critical thinking for mastering the diagnostics technique.

[0015]By presenting a medical case study (CS) to the student via a computer application, the system begins to more closely simulate the pressures and thought processes required to effectively respond in an actual, interactive environment. Case studies (CS) are designed by physicians and medical experts. The entry or configuration of a CS within the interactive medical diagnostics training system is readily implemented by non-medical personnel.

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None of the above mentioned systems and methods, however, disclose on-line teaching of medical diagnostics including interacting with the user to improve and hone their critical thinking skills as they interactively respond to various simulated medical / patient conditions presented, and further including grading or qualifying the user's responses and providing feedback by medical teaching professionals connected to the user through the system based on an assessment of the user test responses.

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